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DAILY ENQUIRER-SUN: COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. MORNING, OCTOBER 23, 1890.
J. A. KIRVEN & CO.
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stock of Plaid Dress Goods is the largest
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ART DEPARTMENT.
We have opened a new department, in
which we will keep a large assortment of
materials for doing fancy needle work and
articles for house decorating.
OUR MILLINERY
is the great attraction just now. We are
making an effort to get additional help in
experienced Trimmers, and hope to be
able to put in two this week. This we
do to enable us to keep up with the orders.
We will spare neither money nor time to
make this department the very beet in
this city.
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FROM APALACHICOLA.
Apalachicola, Fla., October 20.—
[Special.] —Cooler weather is with us, and
the prudent citizen is laying in his supply
of solid comfort in the shape of firewood.
Mr. John G. Ruge and his bride have
returned.
Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Stearns have arrived
from their long stay in the North.
B. ii. Sliorit has made an assignment
for the benefit of his creditors.
The property of the Florida Shingle
Mill was attached last week by A. Flataur,
in a suit to recover the amount paid on
check of the shingle mill which were dis
honored. The amount is small and the
matter will in ail probability be settled in
a few days.
Mr. I. M. Cross, who has been here for
some time with the Kimball Lumber Com-
Dany has gone to Pennsacola, where he
will remain.
The Kennedy mill has been started up
and others will soon follow suit. Logs
have been coming in rather freely for the
past week although prices are still way
down. 1
Young Lovett, who was shot in the arm
last Wednesday night, is in danger of
losing that member.
Senator Call will address the people to
night.
A grand military ball is on for tomorrow
night, and Mr. Mallory and other speakers
will stir us up next Saturday evening.
A BAD NEGRO IN HEARD.
Franklin, Ga., October 21.—[Special.]
Three miles south of this place, on the
farm of R. H. Jackson, a difficulty arose
between Mr. Harp and a negro. The ne
gro came to the farm for the purpose of
moving some of Mr. Harp’s hands, to
which he objected, and ordered the negro
from the place. The negro mounted his
wagon and began cursing Mr. H. So he
got his gun and told him to leave, but he
would not go; but during the time other
negroes kept between them. So he told
K. R. Jones to go on the other side of the
wagon and knock him out of the wagon.
Mr. Jones made the attempt and the
negro leaped from the wagon on Jones
with his knife, driving it through his
bowels. Jones is yet living, but is not
expected to recover. The negro has not
yet been captured.
ANOTHER TIPPERARY OUTRAGE.
Tipperary, October 22.—David Shec-
hy, a member of the House of Commons
for South Galway, who is one of the de
fendants on trial here on the charge of
conspiracy, and who was yesterday ad
judged guilty of contempt of court and
sentenced to one week's imprisonment,
was taken today under a strong escort
from this place to Clonmel jail where he
will serve Isis sentence.
THE SITUATION IN ALABAMA.
PURCHASES OF SILVER.
Washington, October 22.—The offer
ings of silver to the Treasury today
amounted to 1,274,000 ounces. The
amount purchased was 513,000 ounces, as
follows: Fifteen thousand ounces at 1074;
100,000 at 1.09.39; 100,000 at 1.09.40;
100,000 at 1.09.43, and 200,000 at 1.09.44.
ATTENTION CALLED TO DEMOCRATIC
APATHY IN SOME DISTRICTS.
Lee County, Ala., October 22.—[Spe
cial.]—Now that Oates, Herbert, Wheeler
and our other candidates for Congress
have been duly nominated, it is in order
for all good and true Democrats, without
regard to past preferences, to fall in line
and whoop up big Democratic majorities
'in all the districts. But, be it said with
shame, such is not the case, and if the
majorities in some Alabama districts
should be so small as to encourage con
tests, in the event tKfe next House is Re
publican, I, for one, will not be surprised.
And it will be no difficult task to account
for such a deplorable result. The Alliance
Herald, organ of the Alabama Alliance,
and doubtless circulating in every county
in the State, is weekly making attacks
upon our nominees. Doubtless thousands
that read this paper read no other, the most
of whom are still sore fron.|‘.he defeat of
Kolb. So, what impressions will, as a
matter of course, be made upon their
minds by these editorials and communi
cations? It is true that the Advertiser to
some extent answers them, but I fear that
the attitude of this paper towards the Al
liance makes its refutations unavailing.
Now, in view of these facts, is the Democ
racy so stable that k can afford to ignore
and treat such attacks with silent con
tempt? Surely, there are ahle and Influ
ential men in the Alliance who do not en
dorse the position of this paper, but it
seems they have not realized the attitude
in which it is placing the order by such
attacks upon the nominees of the Demo
cratic party.
The Enquirer-Sun ardently and ably
supported its choice before the LaGrange
convention, yet it is today equally active
in arousing the Democracy of the South to
the support of Moses, although his oppo
nent is your highly esteemed fellow-towns
man. Yet, no one concludes that you are
doing anything more than your duty as a
good Democrat.
Now, Mr. Editor, do you not think the
Alabama Democracy, and especially the
State press, needs to be thoroughly
aroused upon the situation? If there is
not much apathy in regard to the forth
coming election in certain sections, then I
am no judge. I dare say, if a good round
sum of money was placed in our State by
the Republican party to run a campaign
paper, such a paper could not do its party
such valuable services as are being eagerly
and gratuitously rendered by the Alliance
Herald. Alliancemen, almost to a man,
(excepting office seekers) are honest and
conscientious, bat this avails but little
when they are preyed by demagogues,
whose wily ways and selfish designs the
honest yeomanry do not always perceive.
A PLEASURE PARTY DROWNED.
Fall River, Mass., October 22.—Last
Thursday-a small schooner rigged yacht,
containing six persons, left here for Pru
dence Island, where the party Intended to
spend Friday. This morning the yacht
was found at Happy Hollow on the beach,
but nothing has been heard of the occu
pants.
THE DEAD AMD WOUNDED
VICTIMS OF THE RAILROAD ACCI
DENT NEAR BIRMINGHAM.
TWO DEAD AND THIRTY BADLY INJURED.
ENGINEER BUSSELL TO BLAKE.
RUNNING HIS TRAIN
WITHOUT ORDERS.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.—U. S. Gov’t Report, Aug. tj, 1889.
Baking
Powder
ABSOLUTELY PURE
Birmingham, October 22.—The dead
and wounded from the collision on the
Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham
road two miles from Birmingham last
night were brought to this city at a late
hour. The dead are J. D. Franklin, a
drummer from Nashville, and John Kil
lian, the fireman. The wounded are Geo.
W. Davis, of Shellmonnd, leg broken,
badly hurt; Mrs. W. J. Wagoner, of
Greenville, S. C., scalded, but not danger
ously; E. P. Rose, of Lynn, Ala., right
arm and leg broken; George Beard, of
Nouvoo, Ala., left leg broken; J. E.
Owens, of Westfield, N. C., neck and back
hart; J. E. Rockmore, of Jasper, Ala., cat
on the hand, arm broken, hurt internally;
J. E. Mills, of Westfield, N. C., lgg braised;
R. E. Sanders, Jasper, Ala., face mangled;
J. Y. Sinnell, of New Orleans, hurt on the
head and arins, and wounded in the right
hip; J. A. Taylor, of Magnolia, Ark., cut
in the left eye, on the right hand and left
leg; W. W. Flannigan, of Memphis,
Tenn., braised on the left foot, knees,
hands and arms; W. C. Burton, of Cor
dova, Ala., right hand mangled, left arm
broken, and internally hurt; J, M. Beard,
of Nanvoo, Ala., arm hart; Rev. G. Smith,
of Jasper, Ala., ribs broken and otherwise
injured; Dr. Sanford, of Hot Springs, Ark.,
not seriously hurt; O. L. Hill, of Birming
ham, slightly hart; Hon. B. M. Lons, of
Cordova, Ala., mashed arm; S. Townley
and Walter Townley r of Townley, Ala.,
slightly hart; Miss S. Langdon, Galloway,
Ala., face bruised; F. M. Langdon, Gallo
way, bruised; Miss Ida Langdon, Gallo
way, faceJuxtised; William Williams, Car
bon Hill, braised; Mrs. Foster, wife of the
railroad agent at Snlligent, slightly hurt,
and a boy, name' unknown, slightly in
jured.
The collision occurred in this manner:
The Kansas City passenger train was due
to leave at 9 o’clock p. m., but was an
hour late, owing to a wait for the Georgia
Pacific train. The sleeper for the Esikm
City train had not been attached, bat
when the Georgia Pacific train arrived the
station master signalled the Kansas City
train to get out of the way. The conduc
tor of the Kansas City train was on the
sleeper, but Engineer John Rossell, of the
Kansas City train, understood the station
master’s signal to go ahead, and palled
out for Memphis. He arrived at Ensley
City before he had discovered that he had
left the sleeper and Conductor Poppam,
and without hesitating, immediately
started back to Birmingham at forty miles
an hour. The train had not gone half a
mile, when rounding a curve, it was
crashed into by an outgoing freight train.
The coaches of the returning passenger
train were telescoped in a frightful man
ner. Fireman Killian was not on the
engine, but was in a passenger coach en
route to Amory, Miss., where he was to
be married tomorrow.
A LATER REPORT.
The full particulars of the wreck on the
Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham
railroad, near this city Tuesday night,
place the number of killed at two. They
were John Killian, fireman, on his way to
Amoy, Miss., where be was to be married
in a few days, and J. B. Franklin, a drum
mer from Nashville, who died at the Flor
ence Hotel at 3 o’clock this morning.
E. P. Rose is from Linn, Ala. None of
those reported wounded are in danger,
many of them having gone on their way.
Mrs. Foster, wife of the railroad agent at
Snlligent, was slightly hart, and being in
delicate health it may cause serious re
sults. George W. Davis, a butcher, from
Shell Mound, Tenn., is the worst hurt,
and is at the hospital, but a fatal result is
not anticipated.
ENGINEER BUSSELL BLAMED.
The blame for the accident is put
wholly on Engineer Charles Russell, of the
passenger train, who pulled out without
pr per orders and then undertook to back
five or six miles without ascertaining
whether the track was clear. He has not
been heard from.
THE INTERSTATE DRILL
POSTPONED TILL FRIDAY ON ACCOUNT OF
THE WEATHER.
Atlanta, October 22.—[Special.]—The
interstate drill, which was to have been
the chief attraction at tbe Exposition to
day, was postponed by a heavy rain. It
will take place tomorrow.
The drawing for places last night re
sulted as follows:
First place—Fort Worth Fencibles.
Second place—Sewanee Rifles.
Third place—Atlanta Rifles.
Fourth place—McCarthy Light Guards.
Fifth place—Gate City Guard.
The Fort Worth Fencibles will take the
field promptly at 10 o’clock tomorrow
morning and begin the drill. The
program of commands will be given
each captain forty-five minutes be
fore the company he represents enters the
field.
A great deal of interest is felt in the
drill, and a lot of money most change
hands on the result.
LATEB.
The Interstate drill and sham battle at
the Exposition is postponed now until Fri
day.
THE MAYORALTY BACK.
The race for Mayor is a prolific source
of conjecture and speculation just now.
As matters stand, Hon. W. A. Hemphill
and Mr. Anton Kontz are the only men in
the field. It is quite likely that Mr. Koutz
will withdraw, though this cannot be
stated definitely. Mr. Walter Brown is
being urged to enter tbe race, and may do
so; particularly in the event Mr. Kontz
withdraws. Other candidates will proba
bly announce later.
THE GOULD WOMAN AGAIN.
SHE INHERITS BY HER DEAD HUSBAND’S
WILL.
Atlanta, October 22.—[Special ]—
Lillian Gould, who killed her husband at
Morphy, N. C., some time ago, and who
has just been acquitted on a charge of
murder, is again brought before the public.
Her lawyer, Colonel Ben Posey, of Mur
phy, is here tonight with Gould’s will.
This leaves all his property, both in this
country and in England, to Mrs. Gould.
It was made in Atlanta January 14, 1889.
Three of the four witnesses live in Atlanta.
The wB! is to be proved here and'pro
bated in North Carolina, giving Mrs.
Gould control of her husband's property,
Which is now in tbe bands of an adminis
trator. Gould's English relatives will con
test the will.
BAY STATE LABOR.
IT TAKES A HAND IN STATE POLITICS.
THE RESULTS SUMMARISED.
Birmingham, October 22.—[Special.—
As the result of the collision on the Kan
sas City, Memphis and Birmingham rail
road, three miles from this city last night,
two men are dead—John Killian, a fire
man who was riding as a passenger going
to Amory, Miss., to be married, and Isaac
D. Franklin, a shoe drummer from Nash-
vilie en route to Aberdeen, Miss. Killian
was killed instantly, being scalded, and
Franklin died at 3 o’clock this morning.
Thirty were injured, only two or three
very seriously. The cause of the accident
was that the passenger traing left the
depot withont^he conductor or sleeper.
At Ensley, five miles out, the: kbvffiCe of
[he conductor was discovered, arid
neer Russell started the train back 1
GREAT
r _ _
to town rC ® J . ved > i s sufficient to prevent weakness.
without orders or signals. Three miles
out he collided with a freight engine.
There were seventy-five passengers in the
coach which was telescoped by the freight
engine. All of the wounded here at the
hotels are doing well. Engineer Rnssell,
on whom the blame solely rests, has dis
appeared. The most seriously hurt are
George W. Davis, news agent, whose leg
had to be amputated; Mrs. W. F. Wayner
and two children, of Greenville, S. C.; R.
E. Sanders, a hotel man at Jasper, Ala.;
A. A. Kiug, a drummer from Cincinnati,
and W. F. Scott, of Philadelphia.
A SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLAR WRECK.
Kansas City, October 22.;*-A serious
tail end wreck occurred this m<gming at
7:30 o’clock on the Union Pacific railroad,
one mile and a-half west of Armonrdale, a
suburb of this city, in which nine persons
were seriously injured and the engineer of
the Rock Island train fatally. 'Hie Rock
Island uses the Union Pacific track into
the city. An east bound freight which
leaves t e depot before the Union Pacific
passenger train, was delayed near the
scene of the accident this morning, and
as there was a very heavy fog placed
torpedoes on the track to warn
the following train. The passenger
engineer, waned by the torpedoes, stopped
his train, and before the flagman coaid be
sent back to warn the easUbound Rock
Island train which was following the
Rock Island train crashed into the Poll-
man sleeper of the Union Pacific train.
The Rock Island engine was completely
wrecked, and the engineer was buried un
der the debris. The fireman jumped and
probably saved his life, but received severe
bruises. The damage is estimated at
860,000.
THE UTICA HERALD SOLD.
Utica, N. Y., October 22.—The Utica
Herald plant was sold today upon an order
of the Supreme Court. The entire plant,
with all its franchises and privileges, was
sold for $5,000. It was bid in in the in
terest of the creditors of the firm of Ellis
H. Roberts & Co., who have signified their
intention to cancel their claims against
the company for 50 aents on the dollar,
payable in stock in the new company. Tbe
aMims against the Herald amount to
about $162,000 and the plant inventories
at $36,000. It is understood that Roberts
will continue in the capacity of literary
manager of the Herald Company.
Boston, Mass., October 22.
tatives of thirty labor organizations,
Nationalists and Socialists societies, at
tended a meeting of the United Labor
Alliance last night. The secretary read
communications from fifty organizations
in various parts of the State, which en
dorsed the aims and objects of the Alli
ance, promising to support the measures
adopted. Every effort will be made to se
cure the defeat of all candidates for legis
lative positions who will not unqualifiedly
promise to vote in the interests of iabor
and for such measures as shall receive the
endorsement of labor and other economic
associations.
A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
FOUR PERSONS KILLED BY THE CHATTA
NOOGA, ROME AND COLUMBUS.
Atlanta, Ga., October 22.—A Rome
special to the Constitution says: A terrible
accident occurred on the line of the Chat
tanooga, Rome and Columbus railroad this
morning. Four persons were killed, three
instantly. The other one died afterwards.
The south-bound passenger train left
Chattanooga on time and was running at
a moderate rate of speed. Approaching
Chickamauga, as the train dashed out of a
cut, a covered wagon was upon the cross
ing. The engine struck the wagon and
killed J. W. Jenkins, 'his wife and baby,
and Mrs. James Bowman, all of Walker
county.
THE BRITISH GRAIN TRADE.
Manchester, October 22.—The Guard
ian says: There is a marked absence of
extensive business, bat moderate sales are
a trifle more frequent. The tone in the
cloth department occasionally improves,
while that of yarn is mostly worse. Or
ders for India by mail are of somewhat
greater importance. Buyers for the miner
foreign markets purchase steadily, though
generally in smaller quantities. Producers
are mostly strong. There is rarely
any pressure to sell. The demand
for export yam is slow. Home
operators buy sparingly. Best China
makes of cloth are very firm under long
engagements. Other sorts are steady with
poor inquiry. Best India goods are strong,
but orders for light fancy goods are
wanted. Best printing cloths are firm but
quiet. Common are in moderate demand.
Heavy goods are quiet. The current bus!-
ness, together with orders previously re- flight ; Arch Murphy, of Madison: county,
DIRECTORS OF THE ALABAMA
SOUTHERN.
Birmingham, October 22.—[Special.]—
The annual stockholders meeting of the
Alabama Great Southern Railroad was
held today. The following directors were
elected: Henry D. Brown, Augustus Ba-
broham, Roger Eykyn, Charles Schiff, T.
W. Snagge, Samuel Thomas, Calvin S.
Brice, John H. Inman, John G. Moore,
Charles McGhee and Francis Pavey. Of
the eleven directors six are East Tennes
see, Virginia and Georgia men, giving
that company the control of the road. No
officers were elected.
ISSUE OF SMALL NOTES. r
Washington, October 22.—Treasurer
Huston said today that he expected to
have ready for issue by the 1st proximo a
large supply of $1, $2 and $5 treasury
notes, and that they will be used in the
purchase of silver bullion, in order to meet
as far as possible the present demand for
notes of a small denomination. These
payments have heretofore been made in
$10, $100 and $1,000 notes, principally in
larger denominations. This was necessary
because of the lack of time to print a suf
ficient number of small notes to meet the
purchases.
A TUNNEL HOLOCAUST.
AN AWFUL COLLISION ON THE
CINCINNATI SOUTHERN.
HOPELESS, place to meet death.
THE ADDED HORROR OF
FIRE — A CARELESS
FREIGHT CREW.
Cincinnati, October 22.—A disastrous
collision occurred at 4:30 o'clock this
morning on the Cincinnati Southern rail
way in the tnnnel a quarter of a mile
north of Sloans Valley station. The trains
involved were freights No. 22, north
bound, and passenger No. 5, south bound.
No. 5 leaves Cincinnati at 9 o’clock p. m.
Another passenger train leaves Cincinnati
anhour later. Both of these were held at
Somerset, Ky., two hours or more on ac
count of a freight wreck which occurred
sooth of that place last night. When the
track was clear the foremost Cincinnati
train started out from Somerset first, and
met and passed safely the north bound
train. Then.at a safe distance behind it
the fated No. 5 started out. The freight
train No. 22 north bound, was sidetracked
at Sloans Valley. When the first Cincin
nati train passed south, the crew of the
freight appear to have
looked the fact that No. 8 was
to follow and they pnUed out and started
southward. Less than a quarter of a mile
away they entered the tunnel, which is
one-8ixihofa mile long. In the most
hopeless place that trainmen ever met
death the engines of tbe two trains dashed
into each other, and the cars followed,
jammed into each other in a mass.
AN ADDED HORROR.
Then came the added horrors of confla
gration. No description of the scene has
yet been received; only the bare results
has been telegraphed to the office of the
road. They are that Firemen Gould and
Welch, Brakeman John E. Montgomery,
Express Messenger Edward Ruff ner,and t he
mail agent were killed. Engineer Taylor,
of the passenger train, and P. M. Lott, of
the freight train, were badly burned, and
tbe baggagemaster injured. No passen
gers were killed. If any are injured the
names are not yet ascertained. The burn
ing of the train in the tunnel renders it
impossible to clear the track as readily as
could be done on open ground, the smoke
and heat preventing the men from enter
ing. Transfers will be made until the tun
nel can be cleared.
There were two mail agents on the train
J. L. Gayle and C. F. Dolgan. Which
one of them was killed is not yet kn->wn.
Ed Ruffner, messenger of the U lited
States Express Company, killed, w.is a
married man living at Bond Hill, near this
city.
The initial canse of the collision was a
wreck which occurred last night at Elihu,
a station two miles below Somerset. A
mixed train was stopping to leave a car,
and had not yet got into motion when a
freight came up in the rear and struck the
rear car, causing a serious wreck. Young
Mr. Payne, a commercial traveler for the
firm of Pierson & Clark, Lexington, Ky.,
had both legs crushed, and has since died.
The delay to the passenger trains by this
wreck caused the mistake of tbe engineer
and conductor of freight train No. 22, by
which the tunnel collision occurred. For
tunately, the passenger train had
not entirely gone into the tunnel when the
crash came, and so three sleepers which
did not leave the tracks served as a means
of escape for the passengers. These sleep
ers were detached and drawn away from
the burning train, but the baggage car,
mail car, and two coaches were burned.
At 11 o’clock today the heat and smoke
prevented anything being done to clear the
tunnel. General Manager Carr left by
this morning’s train for the scene and will
personally direct whatever is necessary to
be done. The railroad officers have
heard of bnt one passenger being injured.
His name is not given, but he has been re
moved to Somerset. The two engineers,
Taylor and Pimlott, are now reported as
not fatally injured.
Later advices show that Mail Agent
Gayle is living, but badly burned. Mail
Agent C. L. Dolgan is missing and is sup
plied to have been burned to death. Both
live in this city. Dolgan leaves a large
family.
THE LIST OF VICTIMS.
Engineer John Pimlott died this even
ing, making six victims of the tunnel col
lision on the Cincinnati Southern railroad,
as follows: John Pimlott, engineer, De
troit, Michigan; Fireman Welsh, Somerset,
Kentucky; Fireman Gould, Ludlow, Ken
tucky; Brakeman John F. Montgomery,
Albany, New York; Postal Clerk C. L.
Dolgan, Cincinnati; Express Messenger E.
P. Ruffner, Cincinnati.
The injured are: Engineer Pat Taylor,
Somerset, Ky , severe; Postal Clerk J. G.
Gayle, Cincinnati, severe; Baggagemaster
John R. Long, Newport, Ky., severe; pas
sengers: W. G. Wheeler, New Orleans, in
charge of the museum of freak, slightly in
jured; Miss Ollie Getty, of Dayton, Tenn.,.
HOUSES FOR WORKMEN.
THEY WILL BE BUILT,' BUT NOT BY
WILLIAM.
Berlin, October 22.—Hie Reichsan-
zeiger today annonnees that owing to the
lack of funds the Government is obliged
to decline nuking loans to companies so
as to enable them to build dwellings for
workmen. Baron Von Berlepsch, Prus
sian Minister of Commerce, says: While
the Government joyfully welcomes all
efforts in the direction of providing im
proved dwellings for workingmen, it
mast, on principle, decline
assist building companies from
the coffers of the State, especially as it is
confident that there is sufficient capital
and public spirit in Berlin to form com
panies which will be content with moder
ate profits.
The Socialists talk of forming a bureau
to inquire into the circumstances of the
working men. It is said that Herr Bebel
will be president of the bureau.
The Berlin Reichsanz i ;er today pub
lishes an explanation of tbe origin of the
recent report that the German adminis
tration at Bagamoyo has issued a decree
authorising slavery. It seems that the
Arabs had sent a petition to the Germans
asking that facilities be given for the sale
of slaves, on the ground that otherwise
they would be unable to cultivate their de
vastated lands. In some way a copy of the
petition became posted as a proclamation
and upon this was based the false accusa
tion made against toe Germans. ' Hie
British Consul at Zanzibar, though know
ing the persons responsible for the charges,
declined to disclose their names.
THE TIPPERARY TRIALS.
THE GOVERNMENT BREAKING DOWN IN
THE PROSECUTION.
Tipperary, October 22.—The police
summonses against Harrison, a member of
the House of Commons for the middle
division of Hpperary, and other persons
on charges growing out of the disturb
ances that occurred at the court house here
at the opening of the conspiracy case have
been withdrawn. On being notified of
the withdrawal of the summonses Dillon,
counsel for Harrison, and others
against whom the summonses had been
issued, wrote a letter to George Balton,
of counsel for the prosecution, in which
he.said: “ I accept this as an admission
on the pftrt of Balfonr of the truth of my
contention, that after his New Castle
speech it would be impossible to secure
even the semblance of a fair trial for
the accused. Concerning the intimation
contained in your letter notifying
me of the withdrawal of the summonses
that other proceedings will be taken
against my clients by the Government,
would say that I shall take care that other
proceedings are instituted forthwith to
have the conduct of the police on the oc
casion in question constitutionally invest!
■ated.”
GLADSTONE IN SCOTLAND.
A CONFERENCE ON THE DISESTABLISH
MENT OF THE CHURCH.
Edinburgh, October 22.—Gladstone to
day had a private conference with a num
ber of Scotch members of the House of
Commons on the question of the disestab
lishment of the Church of Scotland.
A SOUTH CAROLINA HOMICIDE.
AN OLD QUARREL RENEWED WITH FATAL
RESULTS.
Charleston, October 22.—Yesterday
in Darlington, J. K. Witherspoon shot
and kilied, in self-defense, his uncle J. G.
Raines. The cause was an old quarrel
renewed by settling their respective shares
in a cotton crop.
THE NEW FRENCH TARIFF.
Paris, October 22.—The new tariff bill
will be issued to the deputies Saturday.
Flax and hemp are made free from duty.
Agricultural products are placed in two
categories, the first consisting of cereal,
live stock and meat, and going under the
maximum tariff, implying that they can
not be included in any treaty; ail other
products going Under the minimnm tariff
and being available for treaty purposes
Several deputies intend to demand the
suppression of the minimum category.
A GREAT PRESBYTERIAN UNIVEB8IY.
Charleston, October 22.—The Pres
byterian Synod of South Carolina
session at Yorksville, has unanimously
adopted the report of the inter-synodical
committee favoring the establishment of
a Presbyterian University in one of the
South Atlantic States.
uhd., Might.' - d iooisflimt
The passengers were able to walk over
the hill to a train and resume their jour
ney.
THE CHICAGO MARKET.
THE LAST OF BOULANGER.
Paris, October 22.—The Figaro today
publishes the last installment of its series frequent_ fluctuations within
of articles entitled “Les Coulisses Bou- 1
langism” today. The article states that
after the reverses suffered by toe Boulang-
ists at the last general election for mem
bers of the Chamber of Deputies, Bou
langer wished to flee to America. Roche
fort, however, persuaded him to go to the
Island of Jersey instead. In concluding j steady.
selling by longs
which the market sold off another 4c when
a sensational report came on the market
making the crop less than 1,300,000,000
bushels in twelve States and the market
responded to free buying which followed,
and prices advanced lc, when the longs
again unloaded and a decline of lc was re
corded, when the market ruled steady and
closed with a loss of 4 to fc.
Oats were fairly active, unsettled, with
a narrow
range. The market ail through tbe ses
sion was nervous and final sales were at
net declines of J- to fc.
Mess pork was quite active, opening at
124 to 15c decline, gradually advanced 174
to 20c, receded again 174 to 20c, toward
the close rallied 174 to 20c, and dosed
its articles, the Figaro says that they were
issued in good faith, with the object of
exposing the knavery of Boulanger.
BAD FOB MONTREAL SHIPPING.
Montreal, October 22.—It is now
twelve years since a ship has left this port
for England ia ballast, but the ship Rnby
is in that position, her agents having been
unable to obtain either in Montreal or
Quebec a cargo which would pay for load
Lard was comparatively dull, ruled 24 to
5c lower, and closed steady.
Short rib sides were moderately active,
opening at 5 to 74c lower, bnt the demand
was sufficient to advance prices 24 to 5c.
A weaker feeling developed' resulting in a
decline of 5 to 74c. At the close the mar
ket rallied 5c and ruled steady.
A PARDON GRANTED.
_ _ Montgomery, October 22.—[Special.]—
ing and unloading. She wifi, therefore, The Governor today granted a short time
have to go back in ballast to the British pardon to Howell Miller, convicted in the
Channel where she will load coal for the St. Clair Circuit Court May, 1887, of
Platte river. The outlook for toe Cana- burglary and grand larceny, and sentenced
itfunpi '
dlan shipping trade it unpromising.
to four yean in the penitentiary.
THE MELBOURNE DOCK STRIKERS.
Melbourne, October 22.—The execu
tive committee of the striking dockmen
here have sent a cable message to London
saying that tbe strike has not ceased; that
the men will not give way, and that they
have no doubt of the ultimate success of
the strike.-
NATURAL GAS IN TENNESSEE.
Nashville, Tenn., October 22.—A
Florence, Ala., Special says r Much excite
ment prevails over the discovery of natural
gas seven miles from this city by H. O.
Weller and others. It has been known for
months past that gas existed in this sec
tion, and several surveys have been made
for this purpose. One company has been
at work for months getting np options on
land in this neighborhood. Prominent
geologists and experts have relied forcibly
on the indications for finding gas, which
has at last been accomplished.
REVIEW OF SPECULATION IN THE GRAIN
AND PROVISION MARKETS.
Chicago, October 22.—Wheat was
weaker, and while there was a good busi
ness in the aggregate, trading fell some
what short of yesterday. The early weak
ness was attributed to the easier tone of
cable advices. There was a rumor that a
weekly paper had estimated the crop of
wheat much below other estimates, but
the paper alluded to denied having made
any recent figures. Later the weakness
was due to rather free selling. The mar
ket opened 4 to 4c lower than yesterday’s
closing, closing abont 4 to 4c lower than
yesterday.
Corn was quite active, rather unsettled
range. The market opened with Tree-. . the Bank of Spain consists of re-
y longs at 4 to 4c decline, after KT*.
bravery’s reward.
Washington, October 22.—The Secre
tary of the TMasury has awarded a gold
life-saving medal to Thomas M. Webb, of
Wilmington, N. C., for rescuing Miss J. J.
Hayes and Miss Irene Jackson from
drowning at Wrightsville Beach, N. C., in
August last.
SPAIN A BORROWER.
Madrid, October 22.—The Bank of
Spain has contracted with the Bank of
Paris for a three months loan of 100,000,
deemable Spanish 4 per cent bonds. The
bank still refuses to give discount facilities.
It even declines to discount the paper of
the best houses in Madrid.
to poll tax tobeignebs.
Paris, October 22.—The members of
tbe party of the Right in the Chamber of
Deputies will hold a meeting to discuss
the proposal to place a poll tax on foreign
ers. The object of the proposal is to as
sist in seeming an equilibrium in the re
ceipts and expenditures of the Govern
ment.
QUEBEC’S TWO FEET OF SNOW.
Quebec, October 22.—Advices from the
village of St. Ann Des Monte, Quebec,
near the mouth of the St. Lawrence, re
port two feet of snow on the ground there.
MRS. E. C.
STANTON FOB
JUSTICE.
Washington, October 22.—The Wage
workers’ Political Alliance of this city to
day petitioned President Harrison to ap
point Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stas ton to the
vacancy on the Supreme Bench of tbe
United States, caused by the recent death
of Associate Justice Miller.
A LOCKOUT PROBABLE.
Liverpool, October 22.—The troubles
between the ship owners and employes
here will probably end (g a lockout.
NO. 255.
RIOT IN COFFEE COUNTY.
A NEGRO MOB LED BY A WHITE
MAN.
ENDANGERS LIFE AXD PROPERTY—A
NUMBER OF WHITES SHOT DOWN.
THE WAYCROSS MILLI-
TARY CALLED OUT.
Atlanta, Ga.,October 22.—[Special.]
Governor Gordon tonight received this
dispatch from McDonald, Thomas county:
McDonald, Ga., October 22.—“J. B.
Gordon, Governor: Send company of
troops immediately to suppress a riot of
armed negroes, headed by L. B. Barnes,
white. W e are at the mercy of an armed
negro niob.”
[Signet!.] F. M. Spokes.
No official information can be had from
there, and no action will be taken by the
Governor until the story is corroborated.
Telegrams were sent to Thomasville, but
no answer has come yet.
THE MILITARY ORDERED OUT.
Atlanta, October 22.—[Special.]—
Another message from the riot puts it at
McDonald’s Mills, on Savannah, Florida
and Western, in Coffee county. This is
confirmed officially. A message from the
Sheriff of Coffee county says that a num
ber of white people have been shot down
and that there is imminent danger of a
general destruction of life and property.
Gov. Gordon has ordered out the mili
tary at Waycross.
HOW THE BIOT OCCURRED.
The latest information from Coffee
county gives this account of the riot there
today. It happened at Stoke’s turpentine
mills five miles from the railroad, in Cof
fee county, McDonald’s mills being the
nearest station. It seems that F. M.
Stokes, L. B. Varna and Thomas Sears,
white men, disputed about a tract of land!
Varna put his men to work on the timber.
Sears shot and wounded one negro, driving
off the others. Returning in the after
noon with a posse Sears found the negroes
again there, and fired into the crowd.
To revenge themselves on Sears, the ne
groes armed and assaulted the settlement,
having it entirely at their mercy. Just
what has happened since that assault is
uncertain. The messenger who brought
the dispatch to the telegraph office states
that just as he was leaving the following
white men were shot down: B. E. Mc
Lendon, Frank Sears, Thomas Sears and a
■nan named Hendrix.
The first to leave for the scene of action
was a posse of twelve men from McDon
ald’s Mills. The Waycross Rifles, by order
of the Governor, are now on their way
there. Nothing lias been heard from the
riot since the messenger left there and the
four white men were shot down.
AN INHUMAN UXORCIDE.
A HELPLESS WOMAN BRUTALLY MUR
DERED BY HER HUSBAND.
Asheville, N. C., October 22.—Rhoda
Morrison was killed in a brutal manner by
her husband, H. T. Morrison, near here
last Thursday. The couple have lived in
Asheville for a year, having came from
Anderson county, S. C. They quarrelled
several days ago and she left him, going to
the house of her brother, Will Sullivan.
Morrison went to the house Thursday
evening while Sullivan was away,
and i;fter beating his wife,
dragged her away. Her body
was found on George Vanderbilt’s place,
two miles from her brother's house, Satur
day morning. There were two bullet
boles in her breast and one in the temple.
Her throat was horribly cut. Her father
came from South Carolina, and, taking
the body away, buried it at her old home.
It has been telegraphed for. News of the
murder was not brought to the authorities
until this morning. A reward of $500 has
been offered for the arrest of the mur
derer.
MASONS OF HIGH DEGREE.
THE THIRTY-THIRD CONFERRED ON MANY
MEMBERS.
Washington, October 22.—The Su
preme Council of the Scottish Rite Masons
today elected the following to receive the
thirty-third degree: C01. C. A. Woodruff
and Capt. C. W. Raekafeller of the United
Army, v T. W. Hugo of Minuesoto,
H. M. Orohod, Aaron M. Gove and F. B.
Hill of Colorado, Charles W. Hotchkiss of
Texas, C. F. Buck and W. T. Benedict of
Louisiana, Samuel W. Levy, R. H. Loyd
and D. B. Jackson of California, Col. R.
DeClaimont of Guatemala: C. F. Pankrim
of South Carolina, W m. Ryan of Virginia,
W. H. L. Wright and G. R. Metcalf
of Minnesota; E. M. Darrow, E. Huntim-
ton and James Twamley of Dakota, J. j.
Meyer, G. B. Trantz, T. K. Sudbrough of
Nebraska, R. W. Hill of Indian Territory,
H. H. Guthrie and W. C. Fowler of M011-
tona, M. W. Koles of Arizona, Gen. G. W.
Ballach and Dr. L. M. Taylor of Washing
ton, D. C., A. Roberts of Oregon, \Y. R.
Johnson, George Kopmeir, J. W. Pruett,
J. W. Staten, T. E. Lingley, D H. Wilson
of Kentucky, J. R. Paxton and T. R. Mor
row of Missouri, and Harry C. Stockdeii
of Georgia.
Nearly all of the above were present to
receive the highest degree in Masonry.
THE CEREMONY.
The Supreme Council was escorted from
the holy house of the temple, the official
residence of the grand commander, to the
Scottish Rite cathedral on G street by the
Albert Pike Consistory No. 1, of this city,
headed by the United States Marine band.
Sir Knight John H. Olcott acted as grand
marshal of the escort. Owing
to the continued in disposition of
Grand Commander Allx-rt Pike,
Will S. Long, of Wheeling, presided over
the work in the cathedral. After the
ceremonies the thirty-thirds were enter
tained at an elegant banquet in the lie,I
Room.
It is understood that the Supreme Coun
cil will tomorrow, on the nomination of
a Grand Commander, confer the decora
tion of the Emeritus Order of Honor 011
one or two of the thirty-thirds of the
Northern Masonic jurisdiction.
HELEN SETTLEY’S SUICIDE.
BELDEN’S SUIT FOR $8,000,000.
■JUDGE O’BRIEN OVERRULES THE DE
MURRER OF DEFENDANTS.
New York, October 22. — Judge
O’Brien, of the Supreme Court, today
overruled demurrers interposed by the de
fendants to the complaint in the suit of
Congressman James J. Beldon to compel
ex-Judge Stevenson Burke, W.
C. Andrews, John W. Eilis,
Winslow, Lanier & Company, and
Drexel Morgan & Co. to make compensa
tion for alleged unlawful conversion of
$8,000,000 of the bonds of the Columbus,
Hocking Valley and Toledo Railway Com
pany while Burke and others were officers
of the company in 1881. Congressman
Belden holds $50,000 gold mortgage bonds
of the conversion of the $8,000,000 was the
result of a conspiracy.
There were separate demurrers by the
directors and the banking firms, but all
were on the ground of insufficiency of
facts to constitute the cause of action.
The complaint sets forth that at the time
the three roads were consolidated into
the Columbus Hocking Valley and To
ledo Railway Company the sum in ques
tion, which was set apart for equipping
and double tracking tbe consolidated
roads, was appropriated by the directors
to their own use with the aid of the bank
ers, who furnished the money.
THE STATE FAIR.
IE orENINO EXERCISES POSTPONED
TILL TODAY.
Macon, Ga., October 22.—The opening
of the Georgia State Fair, which was to
have taken place here today, was post
poned until tomorrow on account of the
extremely inclement weather. The fea
ture of the opening exercises tomorrow
will be an address by Senator Joseph E.
Brown in which he will announce his re
tirement from public life at the expiration
of his present term as Senator, March 4,
1891.
MARRIAGE IN MONTGOMERY.
Montgomery, Ala., October
22.—
[Special.]—In St. Peter’s Catholic church
this morning, Mr. Thomas E. Farley and
Miss Sallie Higgins were joined in mar
riage Rev. Father Savage officiating.
Notwithstanding this very disagreeable
weather, quite a number of tne rela
tives and friends of the contracting
parties were present to witness the
ceremony and to offer their heartiest con
gratulations upon their happy union. Im
mediately after the ceremony the young
couple left via the Western road for a visit
to Atlanta. The groom is a well known
vonng man in this city, and holds a re
sponsible position with the Montgomery
Brewing Company The bride is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Hig
gins, and is a most lovable young lady,
possessing all the qualities of head and
heart which make and retain friends.
an ENGLISH PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION.
London, October 22.-The Parliamen
tary election in tbe Eccies district of Lan
cashire today resulted in a victory for the
Gladstone, Roby. Tbe Liberal candi
date received 4J>01 votes and Edgerton,
tbe Conservative. 4.0-96. In the preceding
election the Liberal candidate received
985 and the Conservative 4,277.
FIRE IN a FEMALE COLLEGE.
Asheville, N. C., October 22.—A fire
in the Asheville Female College this morn
ing did damage to the extent of about
$10,000. The pnpils were gotten out with
out being hurt.
HER RODY SENT TO HER MOTHER WITH
NO EXPLANATION.
Lancaster, Pa., October 22.—Ten
days ago Mrs. Caroline Settley, a widow
residing at New Holland, twelve miles dis
tant, received a letter from her daughter,
Helen, who had been living at Mount Ver
non, Ohio, for a year, saying that she
was saving up money witii which to pay
her passage home shortly. To the amaze
ment of the mother a box arrived at New
Holland on Sunday evening, addressed to
her, in which was the body of her daugh
ter, apparently lifeless, marked ‘-suicide.’’
Mrs. Settley wanted a post mortem ex
amination made, but Drs. Busliong and
Kohler decline*] to make it because I be
usual sign of death—rigidity—was absent,
and they feared that she might be alive.
No explanation of the alleged death ac
companied the remains, ami the mother
is still keeping the body in hope of return
ing life.
I’he girl was twenty years old. She now
looks as though sleeping, lias color in her
cheeks, her hands are warm, and her arms,
legs and feet are not in the least rigid. At
the latest accounts this evening her body
bore the same appearance, and the authori
ties are instituting a rigid investigation.
The doctors are quite nonplused; as the
trip in a close box from Ohio t j New Hol
land would have been sufficient to have
caused death, even had there been no
suicide.
Sending the body with no other expla
nation than that of “suicide” has excited
all sorts of speculation.
STABBED TO THE HEART.
MRS. BARBER MURDERED BY HER HUS
BAND'S PARTNER IN CRIME.
Ransom, Mich., October 22.—Mrs. John
Barber, who came here to prevail on her
husband to return to bis borne, was stabbed
to the heart by “Big Sadie,” a woman
with whom he was living. The Barbers
lived at Lima, O., and a few days ago Bar
ber deserted his wife and six children and
came to this place with“Big Sadie,'’'adisrep-
utable woman of Lima. He was followed by
his wife, who readied here yesterday. She
went to the house where her husband and
the woman were staying and besought him
to return with her to their home. He
seemed willing to do so, when the woman,
infurated and in a fit of jealous rage,
plunged the knife into Mrs. Barber’s
breast.
THE LEXINGTON RACES.
Lexington, Ky., October 22.—There
was a fair attendance at the races today.
The Kentucky Constit utional Convention
attended in a body. Tbe weather was
chilly, with a slight rain falling. The
track was muddy.
First race—Nine-sixteenths of a mile;
Canto won, Eli Kinding second, Miss
Bowling third. Time 0:584-
Second race—One mile; Pullman won.
Consignee second, Fannie S third. Time
1:46.
Third race—One mile; Hopeful won,
Gulnare second, The Moor third. Time
1:494.
Fourth race—One mile and a sixteenth;
Twilight won, Meadow Brook second,
Coloraine third. Time 1:594.
Fifth race—One mile and an eighth;
Major Tom won easily, Tenacity second,
Sallie Byrnes third. Time 2:00.
The sixth race was declared off. as
Melenic was scratched.
THE WASHINGTON BACKS.
Washington, October 22.—The second
day of the Washington Jockey Club races
brought good weather and a tine track.
First race—Six furlongs; Syracuse won.
The Raven second, Mohician third. Time
1.154.
Second race—One mile; Blue Jeans won
(formerly Kasson), Foxmede second, Bill
Wood third. Time 1:43J.
Third race—Six furlongs; Helen Wal
lace,filly, won, Two Lips second, Sequence,
colt,’third. Time 1:164.
Fourth race—Handicap sweepetakes,
one mile and a sixteenth; Bradford won.
Iceberg second, Vivid third. Time 1:51.
Fifth race—Selling, one mile: Frank
Ward won, Gen. Boulanger second, I.arch-
mont third. Time 1:44.
BERLIN TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.
Berlin, October 22.—It is understood
that official inquiries are being made 10
ascertain whether the goods which have
hitherto been obtained from America can
be imported from ot her countries. The
Post publishes a warning against emigra
tion to Canada.
The Duke of Ratiboro. president of the
Upper House of the Prussian Diet, prom
ised a deputation from Gieiwitz which
came to complain of the scarcity of meat
in that district, that he would personally
endeavor to secure the Emperor's consent
to the removal of the restrictions on the
importation of Russian cattle.
The Socialist meeting here today en
dorsed the decision of the Haile Congress
declaring Herr Weamer an honorable
member of the party.
The first snow of the season fell here to
day.
ITALY RECOGNIZES BRAZIL.
Rome, October 22.—Italy has recog
nized tbe Government of the United
States of Brazil.